Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso El Paso, Texas
Overview
Career outlook
Employers hire BSN-prepared registered nurses for direct patient care as well as roles requiring expanded leadership, research, and community-health competencies across nearly every healthcare setting.
Getting in
What Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Prerequisite courses
Hunt School of Nursing offers only an accelerated 16-month BSN (plus RN to BSN); no traditional BSN. HESI or TEAS accepted with composite 75 or higher within one year, single sitting; cumulative and science GPA 3.0 preferred; at least 44 of 55 prerequisite hours and 3 of 4 lab sciences with C or better. NursingCAS ($60) plus GGHSON supplemental application ($75); $100 placement and $50 orientation fees on acceptance. Cycles: spring opens June 1 closes August 15; summer opens October 1 closes November 15; fall opens December 1 closes February 15.
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
17
Entrance exams
2
Health and background checks
1
Application basics
1
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Pre-Nursing to RN
University BSN pathway
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- Timeline
- 4 years
Pre-Nursing to RN
HBCU BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find BSN programs at historically Black colleges and universities, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.
- Timeline
- 4 years
CNA Exam Prep to RN
University BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start by preparing for your CNA exam, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a university BSN program.
- Timeline
- 4 years
Georgia CNA to RN
University BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse in Georgia? Start with your CNA, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a BSN program at a Georgia university.
- Timeline
- 4 years